April 26, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts have selected Notre Dame quarterback
Riley Leonard with the 189th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. A Duke transfer, Leonard racked up 2,861 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, and eight interceptions during his one and only season with the Fighting Irish. He also rushed for 906 yards and another 17 touchdowns on the ground. Leonard is capable of making big, accurate throws down the field, but he can also keep defenses guessing with his ability to roll out of the pocket and make plays. He joins a Colts quarterback room that features two other mobile quarterbacks,
Anthony Richardson and
Daniel Jones. Leonard likely won't earn playing time in Week 1, but with glaring quarterback questions in Indianapolis, he could push for an opportunity to earn snaps down the stretch.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: NFL
April 26, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts have selected Kansas State running back
DJ Giddens with the 151st overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. He's a big-bodied runner with decent speed and the ability to find gaps at the line of scrimmage. Over his final two collegiate seasons, he totaled 2,569 rushing yards, 581 receiving yards, and 21 total touchdowns. Presumably, he'll have a chance to compete with
Khalil Herbert for the No. 2 running back role behind
Jonathan Taylor. Of course, Taylor remains the workhorse in Indianapolis, so Giddens would only become fantasy-relevant if Taylor gets injured.
--Andersen Pickard - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Colts
April 24, 2025
Penn State tight end
Tyler Warren, who was on the short list of best players in college football last season, become the newest Indianapolis Colts player after the franchise selected him at No. 14 in the 2025 NFL Draft. Surprisingly, the former Nittany Lion was not the first tight end selected after Chicago took Michigan's
Colston Loveland at No. 10. Warren was a monster in 2024, catching 104 passes for more than 1,200 yards and eight touchdowns as Penn State advanced the College Football Playoff semifinal. The Colts were consistently linked to tight ends in general and Warren specifically, and in the end, they got their man by hanging tight at No. 14. Now they'll hope for something resembling passing quarterback play between the combination of
Daniel Jones and
Anthony Richardson.
--Nick Piotrowicz - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
April
23,
2025
Indianapolis
Colts
quarterback
Anthony
Richardson,
who
is
locked
in
a
position
battle
with
Daniel
Jones
for
the
starting
QB
job
this
offseason,
said
he
worked
extensively
on
"footwork"
and
"being
able
read more...
April
23,
2025
Indianapolis
Colts
wide
receiver
Michael
Pittman
Jr.
(back)
said
that
his
back
injury
from
the
2024
season
is
in
the
past
and
he
didn't
require
surgery
on
his
back.
He
said
he
was
cleared
to
read more...
April
22,
2025
Many
people
expect
the
Indianapolis
Colts
to
take
either
Penn
State
tight
end
Tyler
Warren
or
Michigan
tight
end
Colston
Loveland
with
the
14th
overall
pick
in
the
first
round
of
Thursday
night's
read more...
April
22,
2025
Indianapolis
Colts
quarterbacks
Anthony
Richardson
and
Daniel
Jones
will
begin
competing
for
the
starting
role
in
2025
when
their
offseason
program
begins
on
Tuesday.
Both
Richardson
and
Jones
are
former
top-10
read more...
April
11,
2025
ESPN's
Matt
Miller
writes
that
tight
end
is
the
obvious
first-round
target
for
the
Indianapolis
Colts
going
into
the
2025
NFL
draft.
The
Colts
had
the
fewest
receptions
from
its
tight
ends
in
the
league
last
year,
so
both
Penn
State's
read more...
April 11, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts have re-signed tight end
Mo Alie-Cox to a one-year deal on Friday. Alie-Cox is headed back to Indy for a eighth straight season. In 2024, Alie-Cox finished with 12 receptions for 147 yards and one touchdown in 17 games (13 starts) with the Colts. At this point, Alie-Cox is mainly depth as the Colts are likely to target a tight end during the upcoming NFL Draft. Regardless, it's hard to imagine Alie-Cox having fantasy value considering he hasn't posted a season with over 200 receiving yards since 2021. This appears to be a depth signing as Alie-Cox knows the system and the organization well.
--Andy Webb - RotoBallerSource: Ari Meirov
April 10, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts released kicker
Matt Gay on Thursday, just two seasons after signing him to a big free-agent deal, according to The 33rd Team's Ari Meirov. In his time with the Colts, Gay went 64-for-78 on his field-goal attempts (11-for-22 from 50-plus yards) and made 68 of his 69 extra-point attempts in 33 games. The 31-year-old signed a four-year, $22.5 million deal with Indy before the 2023 season. Gay made 31 of his 37 field-goal tries in 16 regular-season games last year, including only three of his nine attempts from 50-plus yards. While he was pretty consistent in his time with the Colts, it appears his success rate from long range wasn't good enough to keep him around.
Spencer Shrader is currently the kicker on the team's roster, but they'll likely add competition for him heading into training camp this summer.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: The 33rd Team - Ari Meirov
April 9, 2025
Former University of Texas quarterback
Quinn Ewers is visiting with the Indianapolis Colts on Wednesday, according to NFL insider Mike Garafolo. The organization has
Anthony Richardson and
Daniel Jones on the roster but could be interested in adding a mid-round rookie given the struggles of Richardson and Jones so far. Ewers began his career at Ohio State before transferring to Texas, where he played in 36 games for the Longhorns. The Texas native threw for 9,128 yards, 68 touchdowns, and 24 interceptions and led Texas to two consecutive College Football Playoff Semifinal appearances. Ewers once had first-round hype, but he'll likely be picked anywhere from the second round to the fifth round in the 2025 NFL Draft.
--Jackson Sparks - RotoBallerSource: NFL.com
April 1, 2025
Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks
Anthony Richardson and
Daniel Jones will split first-team repetitions in practices as soon as the team begins offseason workouts on April 21, according to head coach Shane Steichen. The Colts don't plan to ease the two QBs into the competition for the starting job. Steichen said "it's going to come down to who's the most consistent, who's the most productive, will be the starter." The Colts still hope that Richardson, the former fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft, will develop into the long-term franchise starting signal-caller. But the 22-year-old has been way too inconsistent as a passer in his first two NFL seasons and has missed 17 of a possible 34 games due to four separate injuries. He completed just 47.7% of his passes in 2024, but his dynamic abilities as a runner make continue to give him high-end QB1 upside if he can ever put it all together and stay healthy.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Star - Joel A. Erickson
March 28, 2025
Indianapolis Colts general manager Chris Ballard reports that he targeted former New York Giants quarterback
Daniel Jones because of his skill set, which is similar to that of teammate
Anthony Richardson. Ballard also notes that the competition between the two will bring out the best in them, and he's excited to work with Jones. "Excited to get Daniel in the building," he said. "I think he's a really good fit for what we want to do, and who he is as a person, and who he can be as a player." Jones and Richardson will battle it out for the starting job this summer. The 27-year-old is far from a lock to win the gig but would present as an upside fantasy option due to his ability as a rusher. Despite Jones holding the lower ceiling of the two options, he has the higher floor as a passer.
--Alex CiullaSource: Kevin Patra
March 14, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts signed former Green Bay Packers cornerback Corey Ballentine to an undisclosed one-year deal on Friday, according to the Indianapolis Star's Joel A. Erickson. The move to add Ballentine comes after the Colts spent big bucks early in free agency earlier this week to add to their secondary when they brought in free safety Camryn Bynum and cornerback Charvarius Ward. Ballentine, 28, has mostly been a core special-teamer in his career since being drafted in the sixth round (180th overall) by the New York Giants in 2019 out of Washburn College. He played more the last two seasons with the Packers, seeing action in 29 games, but only seven of those were starts. Ballentine put up 49 tackles (34 solo) the last two years with one interception and a forced fumble. The Colts will likely be looking to use Ballentine to upgrade their special teams first.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Star - Joel A. Erickson
March 13, 2025
The Indianapolis Colts announced on Thursday that they have signed free-agent kicker
Spencer Shrader to an undisclosed deal. Shrader will return to Indianapolis after making all three of his extra points in the Week 1 loss to the division-rival Houston Texans. The 25-year-old also appeared in games with the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs in his first year in the NFL in 2024, going a combined 5-for-5 on field-goal attempts (zero attempts from 50-plus yards) and 9-for-9 on extra-point tries. Shrader didn't miss a single kick, but it was also a small sample size. He was brought in to compete with veteran
Matt Gay this summer after Gay made just 83.8 percent of his 37 field-goal attempts in his second year with the team. Whoever wins the competition should be left to the waiver wire in 12-team fantasy leagues.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: Indianapolis Colts
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